Category: Dr. Elizabeth A. Mitchell

We Are the Front Lines

by bcadmin | Jul 16, 2022 | 2022, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, David Warren, Dr. Elizabeth A. Mitchell, Elizabeth Mitchell's "We Are the Front Lines", God, Jesus Christ, life liberty and faith, News, Robert Reilly, St. Anne Catherine Emmerich, The Catholic Thing, threats to security and faith | 0 |

If you had told me a year ago that police with automatic weapons would be stationed at the intersections of…

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The Teal Mask and the Witness of Veronica

by bcadmin | Jan 31, 2022 | 2022, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Dr. Elizabeth A. Mitchell, Jesus Christ, News, Passion of Christ, Persecuted Christians, St. Alphonsus Liguori, St. Veronica's veil, The Catholic Thing, The Teal Mask and the Witness of Veronica, The Way to Cavalry by Jacopo Bassano, Veronica means true image | 0 |

Elizabeth A. Mitchell: St. Veronica’s action in the Passion reminds us it is easy to be a silent Christian; difficult to be an unashamed one.

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Can Our Confidence Have Any Limits?

by bcadmin | Sep 25, 2021 | 2021, Cardinal Burk's hospitalization, Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, COVID-19, Divine Providence, Dr. Elizabeth A. Mitchell, Elizabeth Mitchell's "Can Our Confidence Have Any Limits? ", Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life, Gianna Emanuela Molla, Holy Hours, Masses, News, novenas, Pope St. John Paul II, prayers, Rosaries, St Gianna Beretta Molla, St. Augustine, tears, The Catholic Thing, ventilator | 0 |

Elizabeth A. Mitchell: How can our confidence have limits? We must remove limits because the Lord is not bound by any.

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Waiting for God’s Best

by bcadmin | Aug 29, 2021 | 2021, Abandonment Bus, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Dr. Elizabeth A. Mitchell, Exodus 13:17-18, Ezekiel 36:36, God, God's best is yet to come, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, News, Proverbs 3:5-6, St. Anne waiting, St. Joseph witness to incarnation, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, The Catholic Thing, Waiting for God’s Best, “on-demand” culture | 0 |

Elizabeth A. Mitchell: Look not at the size of a problem, or our cross, but at the greatness of God, who accomplishes all – if we let Him.

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For Such a Time as This

by bcadmin | Jul 17, 2021 | 2021, adult responsibility, Americanism, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, David Carlin, De Smet Dakota Territory, Dr. Elizabeth A. Mitchell, For Such a Time as This, Independence Day Parade, Jesus Christ, Laura Ingalls Wilder, News, Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing, “Flocabulary” | 0 |

Elizabeth A. Mitchell: Adults must teach our children to be Christians and Americans, and we were born to do just that in a time like this.

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To Lower Our Nets

by bcadmin | Jun 19, 2021 | 2021, Columns, Dr. Elizabeth A. Mitchell, exhaustion, failure, Hurt, Luke 5:5, News, resentment, Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, To Lower Our Nets, Vladimir and Estragon | 0 |

Elizabeth A. Mitchell: Jesus brings us to the shore, where we can leave our “boats” behind, casting ourselves upon the depth of His grace.

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We Know Not the Hour

by bcadmin | May 2, 2021 | 2021, assisted-living residents, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Dr. Elizabeth A. Mitchell, Eucharist, His Life overcomes Death, His Victory is already won, Holy Communion, News, Prince Prospero Edgar Allen Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death, The Body of Christ, The Catholic Thing, We Know Not the Hour | 0 |

Elizabeth A. Mitchell: For a year, residents of an assisted-living community were bereft of the Eucharist. On Good Friday, Christ came.

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Christ was Cancelled First

by bcadmin | Mar 7, 2021 | 2 Corinthians 12:9, 2021, Christ was Cancelled First, Columns, courtyard of the High Priest, Cross of Christ, Dr. Elizabeth A. Mitchell, John Donne's Holy Sonnet X, Luke 22:31-34, News, St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Peter's denial, St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, The Catholic Thing | 0 |

Elizabeth A. Mitchell: The Cross overwhelms us, as it did Peter in the courtyard. Because there is no turning back from acknowledging Christ.

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I Believe in You

by bcadmin | Oct 3, 2020 | 2020, Abraham upon Mount Moriah, Annunciation, belief, Blessed Virgin, Christ upon the Cross, Columns, Dr. Elizabeth A. Mitchell, Ebenezer Scrooge, I Believe in You, Jacob Marley, Lord Moran, Love, Mary, News, Our Lady, Simeon at the Temple, The Anatomy of Courage, The Catholic Thing, trust, Winston Churchill | 0 |

Elizabeth A. Mitchell: Believe in the Lord. Allow Him to believe in you. Walk with Peter on the waves and wait with Mary for the fulfillment of the promise.

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Credit to the Man

by bcadmin | Jul 2, 2020 | "The Man in the Arena", 1 John 4:18, 2020, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Credit to the Man, desecration of George Washington statue, Dr. Elizabeth A. Mitchell, Dubia cardinals, From the Depths of Our Hearts, Jesus Christ, National Shrine of Pope St. John Paul II, News, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, President Donald Trump, The Catholic Thing | 0 |

Elizabeth A. Mitchell: Be the person who is forward in faith. The ultimate victory, awarded to those who spend themselves on the field of valor, is assured.

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Through a Child’s Eyes

by bcadmin | Jun 6, 2020 | 2020, Bernadette Soubirous, Blessed Virgin Mary, Carlo Acutis of Milan, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Columns, Dominic Savio, Dr. Elizabeth A. Mitchell, Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Jacinta Francisco and Lucia of Fatima, Jesus Christ, Maria Goretti, News, Pope St. John Paul II, Robert Royal, The Catholic Thing, Through a Child’s Eyes | 0 |

Elizabeth A. Mitchell: Our children are watching us, listening to us. They are watching us to see what kind of people they should become.

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